Near Brandywine in Pendleton County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Stone Cemetery

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 19, 2018

1. Stone Cemetery Historical Marker

Inscription. The stone cemetery takes its name from Daniel Stone, an early owner,while the oldest tombstone carries the date 1793. The principal use began in the 1860s at the time of the civil war and the creation of the State of West Virginia by president Abramam Lincoln.

The restoration of the cemetery was begun in 2002 by William H. Muntzing, formerly from Moorefield, West Virginia whose mother’s Stone and Kiser ancestors are buried here. Through care of sacred burial grounds, ancestors are honored and the remembrance binds families to generations to come.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 33.694′ N, 79° 16.956′ W. Marker is near Brandywine, West Virginia, in Pendleton County. It is on Sugar Grove Road (West Virginia Route 21) south of Little Fork Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brandywine WV 26802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands.

It is also in the

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American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in Appalachia.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Propst Lutheran Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jackson's Prayer Service (approx. 5.2 miles away); Devonian Shale (approx. 5.3 miles away); Trout Rock Fort (approx. 5.6 miles away); Destruction of Saltpeter Works (approx. 5.6 miles away); McCoy House (approx. 6.1 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 6.1 miles away); William McCoy House (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Prayer Service (was approx. 5.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Trout Rock (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Stone Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 19, 2018

2. Stone Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.